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Most Viewed Things to Do in France

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Eiffel Tower   Paris

Eiffel Tower, Paris

 1075 Reviews  The Eiffel Tower (French: la Tour Eiffel) is a monument in Paris and one of the most visited attractions in France. He stands on the left bank of the Seine in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. The... 

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Vieux Nice/Old Town   Nice

Vieux Nice/Old Town, Nice

 83 Reviews  Wow! One of the best memories of Nice is the old town market called Cours Saleya. Old town, Vieille Ville, is another wow, but this is just about the market. Wake up early, walk from your hotel to the... 

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Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière   Lyon

Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière, Lyon

 43 Reviews  Looming above Lyon from its position on a hilltop on the right bank of the Saône, the Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière can be seen from numerous places in the city. So it is certainly a prominent... 

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Aiguille Du Midi   Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Aiguille Du Midi, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 33 Reviews  What? At ca. 3,800, Aiguille du Midi gets you as close to Mont Blanc as you can get without mountain climbing skills or inclinations. At ca. EUR 50 per person, the cable car is pricey, but very much... 

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The Hall of Mirrors ( La Galerie des Glaces )   Versailles

The Hall of Mirrors ( La Galerie des Glaces ), Versailles

 49 Reviews  The Hall of Mirrors is by far the most impressive of the rooms in the Versailles Palace. The principal feature of this famous hall is the seventeen mirror-clad arches that reflect the seventeen... 

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Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde   Marseille

Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde, Marseille

 42 Reviews  In 1214, the abbot of St Victor allowed a hermit, Master Peter, to construct a chapel on this hill. He quite naturally called it the Chapel de la Garde, the name of the hill on which there was a watch... 

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Beaches - Plages   Cannes

Beaches - Plages, Cannes

 25 Reviews  Yes there are public free beaches in Cannes even at the Croisette and they are as clean as the private beaches. As what concerns the crowd it all depends from the season and also of the time of the... 

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Notre-Dame Cathedral   Strasbourg

Notre-Dame Cathedral, Strasbourg

 119 Reviews  You will be attracted like a magnet to the cathedral. It's huge, and dominates the city. The little streets are quaint, full of people in the best of time and pleasant for a stroll, maybe with an ice... 

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Place du General de Gaulle / Grand Place   Lille

Place du General de Gaulle / Grand Place, Lille

 15 Reviews  You will not often see the Grand Place as empty as it was here on a Sunday morning. On other days it is the place where people meet and mingle; just walk across to get around this compact old city;... 

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St. Sernin Basilica   Toulouse

St. Sernin Basilica, Toulouse

 19 Reviews  Romanesque style and built between about 1.080 and 1.120, this Basilica is the former abbey church of the Abbey of St. Sernin or St. Saturnin. It's an important site for pilgrims on the Way of... 

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NOTREDAME CATHEDRAL   Rouen

NOTREDAME CATHEDRAL, Rouen

 78 Reviews  If you've seen Monet's paintings of the Cathedral in Rouen at the Musée d'Orsay, a visit to the cathedral will be a very special experience for you. You can revisit it at various times of the day and... 

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Cathédrale Saint Sauveur   Aix-en-Provence

Cathédrale Saint Sauveur, Aix-en-Provence

 13 Reviews  The cloister of the church of St. Sauveur is one hindred years older than the church. It is Romanesque and was built between 1180 and the early years of the 13C at the same time as the cloister at... 

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Palais des Papes   Avignon

Palais des Papes, Avignon

 58 Reviews  In the present view the Palace represents the significant construction. In its territory there is Notre Dame Cathedral on which roof there is the huge statue of maiden Maria is installed. The Popes’... 

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Cathédrale Notre Dame   Reims

Cathédrale Notre Dame, Reims

 43 Reviews  The site of the coronation of France's kings for centuries, la Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims is among the most important in French history. It is also considered a masterpiece of Gothic architecture,... 

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The Abbey   Mont Saint Michel

The Abbey, Mont Saint Michel

 25 Reviews  The Abbey Church built in the early years 0f 1000, is located right on top of the rock, 80 metres above sea level, on a platform 80metres long. Inside are Arches, Galleries and tall windows. The... 

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Old Town   Colmar

Old Town, Colmar

 55 Reviews  In the square you can pick up an easy 4-mile English tour through the Old Town. We understand that the train does not stop, so you will have to return to take photos unless you have a fast camera. We... 

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Castles   Tours

Castles, Tours

 33 Reviews  1hour south of Chinon is the beautiful castle of Rivau. You have to drive there (exit st maure) but it is worth it as the gardens are really beautiful ! I went there with my kids and they loved it,... 

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Hospices de Beaune   Beaune

Hospices de Beaune, Beaune

 33 Reviews  The grand hall of the poor. It is for the visitors the most spectacular part of the Hôtel-Dieu with its 50 m length and 16 m in height. The furniture of medieval style one sees dates of the... 

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Walk the Streets   Yvoire

Walk the Streets, Yvoire

 6 Reviews   The last invasion of Yvoire is surely by the greenery. When stolling in the streets, you could enjoy many flowers and the famous Garden of the Fives Senses (entrance fee). Since many years Yvoire... 

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Montmartre - Sacré Coeur   Paris

Montmartre - Sacré Coeur, Paris

 717 Reviews   Basil Sacre Ceur is visible from any point of the city as it is placed at the top of the hill La Butt in area of Montmartre. It was erected in 1876 in the Romanian-Byzantian style. The ladder... 

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Beach   Nice

Beach, Nice

 73 Reviews  You must wear Jellies ! The stony beaches can hurt and be hot in the summer so wear the right thing on the beach. If you don't like the look of the person next to you then move away some were else. I... 

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Vieux Lyon - general   Lyon

Vieux Lyon - general, Lyon

 43 Reviews  A lovely old town to explore and is worth at least an afternoon of anyones time! Enjoyed our afternoon here albeit a freezing cold one and also too a ride on the funicular(later tip) up the Fourviere... 

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Mer de Glace & Montenvers   Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Mer de Glace & Montenvers, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 15 Reviews  It's quite an experience, using the mechanical means to go up and down the mountain, and to walk several meters inside the glacier (with the advantage of being the shortest of the three rides locally... 

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Basins, fountains and statues   Versailles

Basins, fountains and statues, Versailles

 79 Reviews  Are you still thinking what I mentioned earlier? Yes, the Sun King was green with ENVY at one point in his life and it was one of those things that led to the creation of Versailles... The King had... 

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Les Calanques   Marseille

Les Calanques, Marseille

 21 Reviews  Hello, I am the owner of Blue Attractions Marseille, Blue Attractions is the english version of the well known marseille's company "bleu evasion". We offer trips in the Calanques on comfortable boats,... 

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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Troyes is the French...

by jcatt

Troyes is the French equivalent to York.There are six historic churches and a cathedral.Each is a treasure house of sculpture,stained glass and paintings.There are are also seven fine museums.More details are given on my web site.It's the same distance from Paris as Reims and can easily be reached by train.When you come to Troyes it's like opening a door into history.There's the pleasure of walking down streets lined with half-timbered houses.All of the historic building have a myriad of details that cannot be taken in in a day.

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You must visit Vaison la...

by binnie

You must visit Vaison la Romaineit is a medeival town. There are two parts to this town, the old and the new.We stayed in the old part, with old hotels and cobbled streets.The new part is where all the shops and restaurants are. It is like being in two different parts of the world.

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calvi (by the way, the pics is...

by utttz

calvi (by the way, the pics is not for the three ugly ones... is for the castle in the background)ile roussethe coast north of girolatale bocche di bonifacio with BONIFACIO on topportovecchiothe beach beetween macinaggio and la giraglia... a surreal beachthree hurray for giuseppino (the tender) he's very old and it has a really okd engine....

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Again Fontainebleau ... I...

by mauro_pd

Again Fontainebleau ... I don't really like this size reduction on travelogue pix and therefore I post all the pix in the main pages ... hope this does not drive you all crazy or bored ... let me know your opinion if you read this. THANX !

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Visit Fontainebleau ... I've...

by mauro_pd

Visit Fontainebleau ... I've been there for my job at Insead and unfortunately I haven't visited the great palace.The city is small & quiet and it's not so far away from Paris, u can take a train to the Gare de Lion, it will take 1 hour approx.

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Walking Tour of Paris

by ldahl

If your French isn't so great, these English walking tours fill you in on all the stuff you didn't know. Also, they are very friendly tour guides and will recommend hidden restaurants and bars that you would never find on your own. Great fun!

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Ganges

by evilboomer

Visit the market. I bought there a wonderful hammock for only 60 France. that isn't really expensive because it would cost in DM 30 DM and here in Germany a hammock costs 120 - 200 DM.Also you can buy spices, fresh fruits and vegetable. And the village Ganges is very nice.

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Montepellier

by evilboomer

I just visited Montepellier on two or three days in two different years but I liked this town. You can go shopping in all these little Second Hand Shops. There are really a lot of them and you get everything. It's so cool to try on all these crazy 70's or 50's clothes. Or hats and that stuff. It's fun. Also I was outside of Montepellier at the mediterranean sea to swim and sunbathing. It was great

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any place in France is...

by russ45

any place in France is interesting if you drive. I like to see all types of sites. Each ville is unquesome citys can be hard to drive in. For fun you must drive in Paris better than any amusment park ride I have been on. I love the winding streets must have good road map and know your directions well or else you will get lost.I love to drive, drove over 2500 km in France seeing differnt things no bus tour will give you the variety as driving and save you time

Rocamadour. The city on the...

by margaux

Rocamadour. The city on the rockWell, for one, it is very crowded when coming in high season. but in the morning is it beautiful to see the sun falling over this town made form the rocks and on the rocks there.

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Top 3 Hotels in France

Four Seasons George V Paris  Paris

 5 Reviews and 556 Opinions  The Four Seasons George V is truly one of the world's great hotels. I really, really love to stay... 

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Palais de la Mediterranee  Nice

 3 Reviews and 674 Opinions  The hotel was amazing, right on the beach. It was very clean and the rooms were of excellent... 

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Hotel Gutenberg  Strasbourg

 1 Review and 183 Opinions  I toured Alsace by bicycle in mid-September, 2008. After the group ride was over, I stayed for 3... 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  Dear all, Does anyone knows whether it is possible to get a phone sim card in France for use during a short term/traveller stay... 

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A: get it at any mobile phone provider Bouygues, SFR or Orange. I use Orange. very easy http://agence.orange.fr/search?query=paris&st_like%5BSERVICES%5D%5B%5D=%25 have... 

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